45. son of Hashabiah,son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,
46. son of Amzi, son of Bani,son of Shemer,
47. son of Mahli,son of Mushi, son of Merari,son of Levi.
48. Their relatives, the Levites, were assigned to all the service of the tabernacle, God’s temple.
49. But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the most holy place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offerings and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
50. These are Aaron’s sons: his son Eleazar,his son Phinehas, his son Abishua,
51. his son Bukki, his son Uzzi,his son Zerahiah,
52. his son Meraioth,his son Amariah, his son Ahitub,
53. his son Zadok, and his son Ahimaaz.
54. These were the places assigned to Aaron’s sons from the Kohathite family for their settlements in their territory, because the first lot was for them.
55. They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands,
56. but the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
57. Aaron’s sons were given: Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,
58. Hilen and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands,
59. Ashan and its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh and its pasturelands.